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Oh, Pits! Thousands of Holes Dot Pluto's Surface
The New Horizons probe may be sending back its best pictures of Pluto, but that doesn't mean the dwarf planet's mysteries are any less mysterious.
With confirmed supermajority, Venezuela's opposition meets to discuss future
Andrew V. PestanoCARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Venezuela's MUD opposition coalition will hold a meeting in Caracas on Thursday with all 112 newly-elected parliament members after reaching a supermajority.
Titans coach Mike Mularkey downplays win over former team
The Sports Xchange NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Titans finally got the monkey of a home losing streak off their backs.
Patriots fan gives beer to Eagles' Connor Barwin
Alex ButlerFOXBOROUGH, Mass., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- The Philadelphia Eagles have had a dismal season, but kept fans enthralled with Sunday's win at New England.
Russian Military Satellite Suffers Launch Failure, Will Crash Soon
The Kanopus-ST remote-sensing satellite failed to separate from the upper stage of its Soyuz rocket as planned during Saturday's liftoff from Plesetsk cosmodrome in northwestern Russia, according to Russia's TASS...
Radio Shadow Reveals Tenuous Cosmic Gas Cloud
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered the most tenuous molecular gas ever observed. They detected the absorption of radio waves by gas clouds in front of...
Twitter unveils top tweets of 2015
Twitter has unveiled the most retweeted tweets and top hashtags of 2015, prominently featuring One Direction, President Obama and #JeSuisParis.
Watch Venus disappear behind moon in broad daylight
You may be able to spot an unusual event in the sky in broad daylight this morning — the moon will pass in front of Venus in an event called...
Image: Artificial eclipse
The sun experiences both calm and tempestuous periods of activity. At its most active, our star can fling out multiple bursts of particles in a single day in events known...
New video shows Webb Telescope first mirror installation
A new video from NASA shows the successful installation of the first of 18 flight mirrors onto the James Webb Space Telescope Structure, at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in...
Rob Kardashian takes to Instagram to show support for Kylie Jenner
Sheri ElfmanLOS ANGELES, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- On Friday, Rob Kardashian took to his Instagram to show support for this half-sister Kylie Jenner and her new lipstick venture, Kylie's Lipkit.
Arizona Cardinals: 3 takeaways from Week 13 win over Rams
By James Dent, The Sports Xchange The Arizona Cardinals continue to strum a winning tune. With 356 yards from Carson Palmer, Arizona moved closer to an NFC West title...
Bubba Watson (63) takes lead in Hero World Challenge
The Sports Xchange Bubba Watson punctuated his course-record 9-under-par 63 with a hole-out eagle on Saturday and took a two-stroke lead over Paul Casey.
Shailene Woodley to co-star in HBO's 'Big Little Lies'
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Shailene Woodley has joined the cast of the small-screen adaptation of Liane Moriarty's book "Big Little Lies."
'Dancing with the Stars' vets Murgatroyd and Chmerkovskiy set to wed
Karen ButlerMIAMI, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Maksim Chmerkovskiy got engaged to his fellow professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd this weekend.
UPI Almanac for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015
By United Press International On Dec. 6, 1973, Gerald Ford was confirmed as vice president under Richard Nixon, replacing Spiro Agnew, who had resigned in controversy.
Air Force to replenish munitions stockpile for Islamic State airstrikes
Amy R. ConnollyWASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force has fired some 20,000 bombs and missiles since beginning airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group, depleting munitions stockpiles.
Pregnant Kim Kardashian West shares bare-belly selfie
Karen ButlerLOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian West showed off her bare belly in a selfie.
Woman stabbed during Art Basel in Miami as patrons watched
Amy R. ConnollyMIAMI, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Patrons at an Art Basel event in Miami watched Friday night as a woman was stabbed, thinking it was performance art.
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015
By United Press International On Dec. 5, 1933, prohibition of liquor in the United States was repealed when Utah became the 36th state to ratify the 21st Amendment to the...
Marlins hire Barry Bonds as hitting coach
The Sports Xchange Barry Bonds, baseball's home run king and one of the game's most polarizing figures, is joining the Miami Marlins as hitting coach, the team announced Friday.
James Harden leads Rockets past Mavericks
The Sports Xchange DALLAS -- Guard James Harden poured in 18 of his game-high 25 points, including a backbreaking step-back jumper with 7.4 seconds to go.
MinXSS CubeSat launches to ISS to study Sun's soft X-rays
On Dec. 4, the bread loaf-sized Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer, or MinXSS, CubeSat is scheduled to rocket to space alongside thousands of pounds of supplies and science experiments destined for...
Magnetic fields near the Milky Way's black hole seen for the first time
Event Horizon Telescope clearly resolves dynamical features at the event horizon
Crescent Moon Points the Way to a Slowly Brightening Mars This Weekend
Mars appears quite dim to skywatchers this month, but the Red Planet will brighten up before spring arrives
Scientists find source of Southeast Asian arsenic
Brooks HaysPALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Every year, as many as 100 million people are poisoned by arsenic-laced water in Southeast Asia. A new study is helping scientists...
Florida 'DUI expert' charged with DUI
Daniel UriaSARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida lawyer, known for his work with DUI defendants, was arrested on charges of speeding and driving under the influence.
MTV star Chris Carney dies in car crash
Annie MartinHOT SPRINGS, Ark., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Chris Carney, "twentyfourseven" star and husband to "Sonny with a Chance" actress Tiffany Thornton, died in a car crash on Dec. 4....